dangerman wrote:My wife is buying me a gift because she knows I like this kind of stuff - she found this online and wanted to check with me that I want it before she ordered it from the states.
It's a jacket with a ton of hidden pockets, designed to let geeks like me carry a shed load of stuff but without it looking bulky or anything.
Perfect!
I tend to fill jackets quite well without stuffing extra stuff into them.
The beauty of these is that they're designed to look normal, as in, they are supposed to distribute the weight of all your crap. The bloke who invented it has done videos demonstrating the amount that it can carry and it's quite impressive.
At the moment I'm still carrying a bag with me most places, to put my first and second EDC (loose term) pouches. I'm hoping that with this jacket will negate the need for me to carry a bag for most of the year. Of course, in the peak of summer and the peak of winter it may not be good, but that's probably when I'd want to be carrying a bag for a few extras anyway, like sun cream or a waterproof jacket and fleece.
If it works for you then that's all that matters. If I'm close to home and its warm I'm often out in just a T shirt, if I need a jacket its usually a fleece or a waterproof, I'd end up carrying the coat more often than not, while I don't have one, a 'man bag' would probably be of more use to me but vanity prevents me from it as I sashay around, I'm far to 'old school' for a man bag.
Deeps wrote:If it works for you then that's all that matters. If I'm close to home and its warm I'm often out in just a T shirt, if I need a jacket its usually a fleece or a waterproof, I'd end up carrying the coat more often than not, while I don't have one, a 'man bag' would probably be of more use to me but vanity prevents me from it as I sashay around, I'm far to 'old school' for a man bag.
Same here, I look at the man bags and think "that would actually be quite useful", then i think "no way can you pull that off. Want a man bag? Get a rucksack".
Deeps wrote:If it works for you then that's all that matters. If I'm close to home and its warm I'm often out in just a T shirt, if I need a jacket its usually a fleece or a waterproof, I'd end up carrying the coat more often than not, while I don't have one, a 'man bag' would probably be of more use to me but vanity prevents me from it as I sashay around, I'm far to 'old school' for a man bag.
Same here, I look at the man bags and think "that would actually be quite useful", then i think "no way can you pull that off. Want a man bag? Get a rucksack".
Hell yeah to the rucksack, I've got several in different sizes, no man bag though.
Deeps wrote:If it works for you then that's all that matters. If I'm close to home and its warm I'm often out in just a T shirt, if I need a jacket its usually a fleece or a waterproof, I'd end up carrying the coat more often than not, while I don't have one, a 'man bag' would probably be of more use to me but vanity prevents me from it as I sashay around, I'm far to 'old school' for a man bag.
Same here, I look at the man bags and think "that would actually be quite useful", then i think "no way can you pull that off. Want a man bag? Get a rucksack".
Hell yeah to the rucksack, I've got several in different sizes, no man bag though.
Deeps wrote:If it works for you then that's all that matters. If I'm close to home and its warm I'm often out in just a T shirt, if I need a jacket its usually a fleece or a waterproof, I'd end up carrying the coat more often than not, while I don't have one, a 'man bag' would probably be of more use to me but vanity prevents me from it as I sashay around, I'm far to 'old school' for a man bag.
Same here, I look at the man bags and think "that would actually be quite useful", then i think "no way can you pull that off. Want a man bag? Get a rucksack".
Hell yeah to the rucksack, I've got several in different sizes, no man bag though.
I quite like a messenger bag, Osprey have a few very well made ones but their not great at distributing the weight.
I bought this Quicksilver messenger bag from Argos a few months ago. Paid £15 for it but I'm not happy. I've never seen a bag that takes up so much space and yet holds so little.
I was hoping that I would be able to fit my packable backpack inside along with a folder and various paperwork and stationary. And a laptop and/or tablet on occasion. But in fact it's no good at all. For the effort that it takes to carry it around I've ended up leaving it at home and just bringing the backpack.
I'm in the market for another messenger bag, something low profile and smart looking, something not out of place in work or uni, and with lots and lots of pockets, big and small. Any ideas? I was looking at SwissGear and Wenger, but they all seem a bit too laptop-bagesq.
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Kipling do a fabulous messenger bag, you can get in plain black or brown as well as girlie prints, the monkey keyring can be removed lol. They are light, strong and washable. Worth every penny they cost.
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I have tried all sorts of bags over the years and always came back to a rucksack.......
Have had the 5.11 Rush 24 for a few years now and its fantastic, loads of pockets for EDC stuff......there is also a smaller and larger version 12 and 36
My EDC, I used to have one of those pouch things on my belt but have pared down over the years, this is what I carry if I am just around town etc.... my ruck is in the car with all the bigger bits and bobs.........
The G-Shock is tough solar and radio controlled and love it, the knife is a Belgium Army Knife 1954 made by us Brits for them brand new, just been stored for years cost £5.99 again love it , but do rotate watches and knives now and again..
